The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-17
The University Veto.

the money appropriated was concern
ed there was the least occasion for
the Governor to veto the University
appropriation bill. The appropria.
tion was closely and carefully consid.
cred by the Senate committees on
the University and on Appropriations
and Finance-two as able committees
as there are in the Senate-and the
last dollar that could safely be was
cut off. The fact is that the Univer-
sity is an institution of immense
magnitude, and that it costs large
sums of money TO make it what il is
today, the leading educational ins,i-
tuition in the United States-and be
low that point it should never be
allowed to fall, cost what il may.
The expense is, however, largely in
creased by the injudicious policy
adopted by the Regents Of admitting
at very low rates Of tuition students
from without the State. We have
thought for years thar to the sons
and daughters of Michigan ednca-
tion in the University, like that in
the public schools, should be abso
lutely without charge, free as the air
OF Heaven; and that the institution
should be supported, as the public
schools are, by direct taxation.
Adopt that policy and then require
OF all foreign students the same fees
a; are charged in Harvard and Yale
and the people will be content to Fay
whatever may be required to keep
the University at the very front OF all
the educational institutions in the
nation--no matter whether the bien-
NAL appropriations shall be $Ioo, oco
or $5co,o 600. 1t is tie fact, that the
people of the State are being taxed
to build up and support great edu-
calional institution when more than
f1a,f the students are from outside
the State, while thousands of child
rem in the State are excluded from
the privileges which their parents are
taxed 10 support, because of the fees
charged, that is Objectionable. The
The fees charged are TO majority OF
the children Of Michigan what the
old rate bill in the public schools was,
and keeps thousands from enjoying
the benefits Of the education to be
obtained there, and for which the
people pay by direct taxation. Mich
igan scholars being thus excluded the
Regents in order to fill their places
have opened wide the doors to
scholars from outside. Against this
policy the taxpayers object mos. de-
cidedly, and justly, and SO far as the
veto of the Governor is based upon
that, his objections to the bill are en-
dorsed by decided majority of the
people Of the State, and who will not
tail to make their objections to this
policy effective, if in the near future
to do it the legislature shall be com
PEELED. however reluctantly, to refuse
a dollar of public money for the sup
port Of the University, until the
Regents shall change their policy as
10 fees for both Michigan and foreign
scholars. This fact, and the Regents
will5learn it is fact to their sorrow
if they do not change their policy,
should prompt the Regents to heed
public sentiment on these points
while they can do SO, and save the
University from serious set back to
recover from which would be the
work of years, if it could ever be
done. OF which there is great doubt.
State Republican: "Presiden, Led
yard evidently convinced the Senate
that he is the owner of Michigan.
Well, we guess he will find as the
result of the next election that the
people of Michigan cannot be con-
vinced of that fact by the same ar
guments that convinced Senators, and
that Senators will find the State Re-
publican is just right in saying that
"the defeat of that two cent a mile
bill will make the political journey Of
'SS a hard road to travel fer many a
man who has put himself on record"
State Republican. "Capt. Joe Mich
olson will please be very careful not
III IL. Al A.